Places in History - Gakere Road

The busy Gakere Road in Nyeri named after Ngunju Wa Gakere who was arrested and later executed at Muranga as a war criminal.

The Story....
Also Known as Chief Gakere wa Nyingi of Tetu, the valiant fighter was the gatekeeper at the edge of the Aberdare Forest covering the entry from the route leading from Naivasha acrros the Aberdare ranges into the Nyeri Valley. A very prominent Hero after Wang'ombe Wa Ihura in the Nyeri Valley. His homestead was deep inside the thick Aberdare forest far beyond the moat, a natural habitat with lots of birds to the extent Gakere called it Kiuganyoni.

He resisted Meinertzahen for three days and was only vanquished and captured after Nderi Wan’gombe and his lackeys combined forces with 200 Maasai spearmen from Nairobi.

The busy Gakere Road in Nyeri town. The road is named after Ngunju wa Gakere who was arrested and later executed at Murang’a as a war criminal. He resisted Meinertzahen for three days and was only vanquished and captured after Nderi Wan’gombe and his lackeys combined forces with 200 Maasai spearmen from Nairobi
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